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respondent
[ ri-spon-duhnt ]
noun
- a person who responds or makes reply.
- Law. a defendant, especially in appellate and divorce proceedings.
adjective
- giving a response; answering; responsive.
- Law. being a respondent.
- Psychology. of or relating to behavior that occurs consistently in response to a particular stimulus.
- Obsolete. corresponding.
respondent
/ ɪˈɒԻəԳ /
noun
- law a person against whom a petition, esp in a divorce suit, or appeal is brought
adjective
- a less common word for responsive
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of respondent1
Example Sentences
It might be a stretch to claim, as one respondent did, it was 'the worst derby match in the world'.
Pollsters have noted the frequency with which respondents claim they just want to "burn it all down," not troubling themselves with what will happen to the social infrastructure that supports their very existence.
According to Axiom's 2025 Garden Outlook Study, nearly 40% of respondents plan to invest more time and money into their gardens this year.
Those latter respondents have presumably been anesthetized, never set foot in the real world or live in a permanent, chemically induced stupor.
Most respondents were white, ranging from their late 20s to early 40s and living in or near a major metropolitan area.
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